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Bill Nye The Science Guy Makes Wild Guardians Prediction

The TV star thinks a long drought could come to an end.
Gavin Dorsey|
Jul 15, 2018; Washington, DC, USA; TV host Bill Nye during the 2018 legends and celebrity softball game at Nationals Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images
Jul 15, 2018; Washington, DC, USA; TV host Bill Nye during the 2018 legends and celebrity softball game at Nationals Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images

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For children growing up in the 1990s and 2000s, Bill Nye the Science Guy was a classroom staple. The mechanical engineer-turned-TV host made a career of educating children about various topics in science, and his self-named show won 19 Emmy Awards along the way.

As you can imagine with his background in physics, Nye is also a massive baseball fan. On Wednesday morning, Nye appeared on MLB Network's "Hot Stove" show in New York City to give an interesting forecast for the Cleveland Guardians' 2025 season.

That's right: Bill Nye the Science Guy, who spent his career performing scientific experiments to prove truths using detailed logic and reasoning, thinks that the Guardians will win the 2025 World Series.

Cleveland hasn't won a World Series since 1948 and hasn't been to the final round of the playoffs since falling to the Chicago Cubs in seven games in 2016. But after being right on the doorstep last season — losing to the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series — Nye believes the Guardians will be the team to hoist the Commissioner's Trophy in 2025.

Per ESPN BET, the Guardians currently are tied for the ninth-best odds to win the title, at 25-1. Cleveland is tied for the fourth-best odds to win the American League (12-1) and is the favorite to win the American League Central.

Nye, a Nationals and Mariners fan, appeared in the 2018 Celebrity Softball Game at Nationals Park. He received a standing ovation after singling into right field, combining his physics prowess with his love for America's Pastime.

Perhaps Nye's prediction will manifest a big year for Steven Vogt's squad.

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Gavin Dorsey
GAVIN DORSEY

Gavin Dorsey is the Lead Writer for Northwestern Wildcats On SI and assists in covering a handful of other teams in the On SI network, including the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Texans and Ohio State Buckeyes. Before joining On SI in February 2025, he wrote for the Star Tribune and Inside NU while broadcasting college sports for both radio and television. Dorsey is a graduate of Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, where he also studied psychology. In his free time, he enjoys running and being outdoors. Dorsey is currently a freelance writer for the Associated Press, covering Chicago area sports teams.

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